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Photograph of two men standing indoors against a pale pink wall with a window frame at right. The man at left wears a blue-and-white striped polo shirt, has a red-orange tilak on his forehead, a red thread on his wrist, gold bracelets and rings, and holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The man at right has a shaved head with a red bindi, wears an orange saffron-coloured robe over a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and stands with his eyes lowered in a reverent, attentive pose.

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Indoor photo of a man in a white kurta with a black beaded mala and a red tilak on his forehead, standing with palms pressed together in greeting toward a person in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair in a braid. Behind them, several men in white and light clothing stand in a hall with white walls and a fluorescent light. The orange-robed figure is seated or standing close, and the scene reads as a devotee greeting a sannyasi.2009-12-13August 05 20102010-08-05Photograph of three men in a tent-like hall. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, red bindi, rudraksha mala and a sleeveless saffron/orange robe raises his right hand in blessing and smiles; a shawl-less bare shoulder is visible. Left, a man with curly hair and rudraksha beads over a white shirt presses his palms together in greeting. Between them stands a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl around his neck. A white cushion with a red cloth rests in the foreground beside a gold-coloured item. The right figure shows distinctive adornments and saffron clothing, but appearance alone is not conclusive, so the identity is unsure.2010-07-19A man sits in a seated audience with his palms pressed together in namaskar at his chest. He wears a white-and-blue striped collared shirt and a rudraksha mala of orange-brown beads, with a white vertical tilak mark on his forehead and a ring on one finger. Behind him, other seated devotees in white clothes and blue chairs are visible, and a blurred figure in a yellow garment is at the right edge.2010-02-17April 13 20132013-04-13Two seated men in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sit side by side on cushions in a temple or ashram setting, with a metal railing behind them and a person in white standing at the upper right. The man on the left, with short hair, a red bindi and a thin white sacred thread, looks off to the side with hands clasped. The man on the right has long dark hair swept back, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a broad ceremonial gold-bead necklace with rudraksha-style beads over his orange garment, his hands clasped in his lap.2010-07-21July 07 20102010-07-07Indoor photo of a devotee in a light blue checked shirt with gold bracelet standing with palms pressed together in namaste before a seated figure in orange robes with long swept-back black hair and a bare arm. Behind them, a bald man in white kurta with an orange shawl and gold chain stands with arms at his sides, and younger men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand nearby. Ornate red and gold hangings and a red-draped seat appear at right. The seated person in orange has distinctive long hair and orange clothing consistent with the page's a person candidate, but the appearance is uncertain.2010-07-23May 07 20122012-05-07May 12 20142014-05-12May 21 20152015-05-21Group photo of five men standing close together indoors in front of a wall with a window and a dark wooden display. At center, a man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindi and long swept-back hair smiles with hands clasped; a candidate appearance matching Swamiji (probable) based on saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and long hair, shown in person. Beside him on the left, a man in a pale pink shirt and grey trousers with a gold wristwatch and red sacred thread stands with hands folded. To the left, a man in a white shirt wears a dark bead necklace. On the far right, a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt with a red mark on his forehead stands beside another man in white. Behind, a portrait of a saffron-robed sadhu wearing an orange turban and mala hangs on the dark wall.2010-08-26